His experiences while aboard the battleship USS California during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Laborer. His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Louisiana; employment with Works Progress Administration (WPA); Public Works Administration (PWA), and National Youth Administration (NYA); joining the CCC; assignment to a camp in Thibodaux, Louisiana; description of camp; life in camp.